Japan doubles defense tie-ups with private sector in drones, AI

Published on March 15, 2024



Government expands joint R&D program with partners from Hitachi and NEC to startups

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Defense has doubled joint research projects with the private sector, Nikkei has learned, working with such partners as Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric to hone technologies like drones and AI.

The ministry was involved in about 30 such projects in fiscal 2023, the most ever and up from 14 a year earlier.

Through its Advanced Technology Bridging Research program, the ministry teams up with businesses to develop defense applications for the latest technologies in their existing products and services.

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